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    United States Senate

    October 24, 2022

    “The Honorable Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D.


    Director
    U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    1600 Clifton Road
    Atlanta, GA 30329

    Director Walensky:
    1 write concerning recent reporting that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    contracted with the same public relations firm that represents Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
    This revelation raises serious questions about potential conflicts of interest related to CDC's.
    (COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.

    On September 28, 2020, CDC awarded a federal contract award to Weber Shandwick? to conduct
    marketing consulting services for the National Center for Immunization andRespiratory
    Diseases (NCIRD).* NCIRD is responsible for providing management and support services to
    the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which issues recommendations to
    CDC on vaceines including the COVID-19 vaccine.*

    According to reports, Weber's work on behalf ofNCIRD includes promoting vaccines and
    communicating the risks and recommended actions for outbreaks. Weber is responsible for
    providing NCIRD with “10 on-site health communications staffers, seven health comms
    specialists, two health research specialists and one social media specialist.” Weber's strategic
    communications will include “generating story ideas, distributing articles and conducting
    outreach to news, media and entertainment organizations.” Additionally, Weberis expected to

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    “conduct target audience research” and “develop and implement a comms plan targeting
    healthcare providers.”
    According to USASpending.gov, Weber's contract with CDC is worth up to $55.2 million and is
    being paid in part using COVID-19 emergency funds.*Since the initial award, CDC extended
    Weber's contract twice, including as recently as August 2022.9
    ‘Weber embedded staffwithin CDC to promote vaccines and provide communications services
    related to COVID-19 while simultaneously representing the interestsof Pfizer-BioNTech and
    Moderna, two pharmaceutical companies actively seeking federal approval oftheir respective
    COVID-19 vaccines.? On December 12, 2020, ACIP recommended the useofthe Pizer-
    BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in persons aged 16years and older.! On December 2020,
    ACIP recommended the uscof the Moderna COVID-19 vaceine in persons aged 18 19, and
    ACIP has since recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vanes forolder.’ use in
    the majorityofthe population, including children as young as six months.’ ACIP has also
    recommended Pfizer-BioNTech and Modema’s COVID-19 boosters.
    ‘Weber's simultaneous work for the NCRID, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Moderna raises serious
    concerns about the independence of CDC and ACIP’s vaccine recommendations. Americans
    expect and deserve impartiality from the entities responsible for issuing recommendations on the
    use ofCOVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
    For this reason, I respectfully request additional information regarding the natureof Weber's
    work for the NCIRD. Please provide the following information no later than 5:00PM on
    November 7, 2022:
    1. Unredacted copies ofCDC's contract award with Weber Shandwick!* (PID
    75D30120F08104) and all associated documentation, including but not limited to, records
    relating to the exerciseof options.
    2. Unredacted copiesofall offers received for Solicitation ID 75D301-20-Q-71331,
    including all corresponding documentation.

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    3. Unredacted copies of records relating to any conflict of interest evaluation of Weber
    ‘Shandwick'® as it relates to (PIID 75D30120F08104), including but not limited to,
    communications with Weber Shandwick!? o its representatives.
    4. The namesofal individuals performing work for NCRID under the Weber Shandwick'®
    contract award (PIID 75D30120F08104) and their placeofperformance;
    5. Unredacted copiesofany records relating to work performed under the Weber
    Shandwick contract award (PIID 75D30120F08104) for ACIP, including
    communications, talking points, memorandum, and background material.
    For any documents that are responsive to this request but not produced, please include a
    justification and citationofthe legal authority that authorizes the withholdingof the document
    from Congress.
    ‘The American people have a right 0 a transparent and open government, | appreciate your
    attention to this critical matter.

    Sincerely,

    Rand Paul, M.D.


    U.S. Senator

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